PHP Form Array and Autofill

Question

The Form itsef is for a office referral form, i have it bulit pretty much compltely just trying to add , along with what i currently have working, the ability to check more then one checkbox at a time and be bale to send them using the mail(); function in PHP. So it needs to either have it concatinated onto a variable or i was reading something about an array with name='infraction[]' using the brackets like that in the name but couldnt quite figure it out hwo to work with both the auto fill back in using <?php if (isset($_POST['Infraction']) && $_POST['Infraction']=='Disorderly Conduct') echo "checked";?>. Any help is much appriciated
Thank you in advance, Cheers.
here is some of the code that it needs to work with:

@charset "utf-8";

/* CSS Document */


body {
  background-color: #d5d5d5;
  /*top colour*/
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #d5d5d5, #fdfa8b);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #d5d5d5, #fdfa8b);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #d5d5d5, #fdfa8b);
  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #d5d5d5, #fdfa8b);
}
#registration-form {
  font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif;
  width: 600px;
  min-width: 250px;
  margin: 20px auto;
  position: relative;
}
#registration-form .fieldset {
  background-color: #d5d5d5;
  border-radius: 3px;
}
#registration-form legend {
  text-align: center;
  background: #364351;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 30px 0;
  border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
  color: white;
  font-size: 2em;
}
.fieldset form {
  border: 1px solid #2f2f2f;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 30px 20px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
}
.placeholder #registration-form label {
  display: none;
}
.no-placeholder #registration-form label {
  margin-left: 5px;
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  color: grey;
  text-shadow: 0 1px white;
  font-weight: bold;
}
.fieldSelect {
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px white;
  font-weight: bold;
}
/* all */

::-webkit-input-placeholder {
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px white;
  font-weight: bold;
}
::-moz-placeholder {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px white;
  font-weight: bold;
}
/* firefox 19+ */

:-ms-input-placeholder {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px white;
  font-weight: bold;
}
/* ie */

#registration-form input[type=text] {
  padding: 15px 20px;
  border-radius: 1px;
  margin: 5px auto;
  background-color: #f7f7f7;
  border: 1px solid silver;
  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, .8);
  width: 100%;
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  -ms-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  -webkit-transition: background-color .5s ease;
  -moz-transition: background-color .5s ease;
  -o-transition: background-color .5s ease;
  -ms-transition: background-color .5s ease;
  transition: background-color .5s ease;
}
.no-placeholder #registration-form input[type=text] {
  padding: 10px 20px;
}
#registration-form select {
  padding: 15px 20px;
  border-radius: 1px;
  margin: 5px auto;
  background-color: #f7f7f7;
  border: 1px solid silver;
  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, .8);
  width: 100%;
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  -ms-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  -webkit-transition: background-color .5s ease;
  -moz-transition: background-color .5s ease;
  -o-transition: background-color .5s ease;
  -ms-transition: background-color .5s ease;
  transition: background-color .5s ease;
}
.no-placeholder #registration-form select {
  padding: 10px 20px;
}
#registration-form input[type=text]:active,
.placeholder #registration-form input[type=text]:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: silver;
  background-color: white;
}
#registration-form input[type=submit] {
  font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  outline: none;
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  -ms-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: 100%;
  background-color: #5C8CA7;
  padding: 10px;
  color: white;
  border: 1px solid #3498db;
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 1.5em;
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-top: 5px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: relative;
  top: 0;
}
#registration-form input[type=submit]:hover {
  background-color: #2980b9;
}
#registration-form input[type=submit]:active {
  background: #5C8CA7;
}
.parsley-error-list {
  background-color: #C34343;
  padding: 5px 11px;
  margin: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
  margin-top: -5px;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  color: white;
  border: 1px solid #870d0d;
  border-top: none;
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  position: relative;
  top: -1px;
  text-shadow: 0px 1px 1px #460909;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 12px;
}
.parsley-error {
  border-color: #870d0d!important;
  border-bottom: none;
}
#registration-form select {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 10px 20px;
}
::-moz-focus-inner {
  border: 0;
}
.err {
  color: red;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

<legend>Office Form</legend>
<form action="<?php $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="POST">
  <div style="text-align: right;" class='row'>
    <label>Date:</label>
    <span><?php echo date("m/d/Y"); ?></span>
    <label>Time:</label>
    <span><?php echo date("h:i:sa"); ?></span>
    <br>
  </div>
  <div class='row'>
    <label>Students Name<span class="err"><?php echo $Err1; ?></span>
    </label>
    <input autofocus type="text" name="Student_Name" placeholder="Enter Student Name" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['Student_Name']); ?>" />
  </div>

  <div class='row'>
    <span class="err"><?php echo $Err3; ?></span>
    <select name="Class">
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']==0){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="0"><span class="fieldSelect">  Auburn Program  </span>
      </option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(ADM)Advanced Manufacturing' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(ADM)Advanced Manufacturing">(ADM)Advanced Manufacturing</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(AHT)Allied Health Technology' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(AHT)Allied Health Technology">(AHT)Allied Health Technology</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(APM)Architecture & Project Management' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(APM)Architecture & Project Management">(APM)Architecture & Project Management</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(ACR)Automotive Collision Repair' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(ACR)Automotive Collision Repair">(ACR)Automotive Collision Repair</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(AUT)Automotive Technology' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(AUT)Automotive Technology">(AUT)Automotive Technology</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(BMT)Business Management Tech' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(BMT)Business Management Tech">(BMT)Business Management Tech</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(CNT)Computer Networking' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(CNT)Computer Networking">(CNT)Computer Networking</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(CON)Construction ' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(CON)Construction">(CON)Construction</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(COS)Cosmetology' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(COS)Cosmetology">(COS)Cosmetology</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(CUL)Culinary Arts' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(CUL)Culinary Arts">(CUL)Culinary Arts</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(EEP)Electrical Engineering Prep' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(EEP)Electrical Engineering Prep">(EEP)Electrical Engineering Prep</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(EMS)Emergency Medical Services' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(EMS)Emergency Medical Services">(EMS)Emergency Medical Services</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(HVC)Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(HVC)Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning">(HVC)Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(MES)Maintenance and Environmental Services' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(MES)Maintenance and Environmental Services">(MES)Maintenance and Environmental Services</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(ISS)Information Support & Services' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(ISS)Infractionormation Support & Services">(ISS)Infractionormation Support & Services</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(IMT)Interactive Multimedia Technology' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value='(IMT)Interactive Multimedia Technology'>(IMT)Interactive Multimedia Technology</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(IPD)Internet Programming & Development' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(IPD)Internet Programming & Development">(IPD)Internet Programming & Development</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(LND)Landscape Horticulture' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(LND)Landscape Horticulture">(LND)Landscape Horticulture</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(PCT)Patient Care Technician' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(PCT)Patient Care Technician">(PCT)Patient Care Technician</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(SMD)Sports Medicine' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(SMD)Sports Medicine">(SMD)Sports Medicine</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(TPP)Teaching Professions Pathway' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(TPP)Teaching Professions Pathway">(TPP)Teaching Professions Pathway</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Class']=='(WLD)Welding' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="(WLD)Welding">(WLD)Welding</option>
    </select>
    <div class="row">
      <span class="err"><?php echo $Err4; ?></span>
      <div style="margin-left: 35%">
        <label>Junior</label>
        <input type="radio" name="Year" <?php if (isset($_POST[ 'Year']) && $_POST[ 'Year']=="Junior" ) echo "checked";?>value="Junior">
        <label>Senior</label>
        <input type="radio" name="Year" <?php if (isset($_POST[ 'Year']) && $_POST[ 'Year']=="Senior" ) echo "checked";?>value="Senior">
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="row">
      <span class="err"><?php echo $Err2; ?></span>
      <span>Location: <input type="text" name="Location" size="16" placeholder="Location of Incident" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['Location']);?>"/></span>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <span class="err"><?php echo $Err5; ?></span>
    <select name="Associate_School" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['Associate_School']); ?>">
      <option value="0"><span class="fieldSelect">  Associate School  </span>
      </option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='BERKSHIRE' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="BERKSHIRE">BERKSHIRE</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='CARDINAL' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="CARDINAL")>CARDINAL</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='CHARDON' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="CHARDON">CHARDON</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='FAIRPORT' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="FAIRPORT">FAIRPORT</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='HARVEY' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="HARVEY">HARVEY</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='KENSTON' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="KENSTON">KENSTON</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='KIRTLAND' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="KIRTLAND">KIRTLAND</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='MADISON' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="MADISON">MADISON</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='NEWBURY' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="NEWBURY">NEWBURY</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='PERRY' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="PERRY">PERRY</option>
      <option <?php if($_POST[ 'Associate_School']=='RIVERSIDE' ){echo 'selected="true"';} ?>value="RIVERSIDE">RIVERSIDE</option>
    </select>
  </div>
  <div style="margin: 5% 0 5% 0" class="row">
    <span class="err"><?php echo $Err6; ?></span>
    <div style="width: 50%;float:left;">
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Disorderly Conduct"><span>Disorderly Conduct</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Drug/Alcohol"><span>Drug/Alcohol</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Disruption of Educational Process"><span>Extortion</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Fighting/Altercation"><span>Fighting/Altercation</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Fire/Arson"><span>Fire/Arson</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Forgery/Falsifying"><span>Forgery/Falsifying</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Gambling"><span>Gambling</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Harassment"><span>Harassment</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Hazing"><span>Hazing</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Panic Inducing Behavior"><span>Panic Inducing Behavior</span>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 50%;float:left;">
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Pornography"><span>Pornography</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Profanity/Obscene"><span>Profanity/Obscene</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Refuseing to Accept discipline"><span>Refuseing to Accept discipline</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Public Display of Affection"><span>Public Display of Affection</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Smoking/Tobacco"><span>Smoking/Tobacco</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Theft"><span>Theft</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Trespassing"><span>Trespassing</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Unauthorized Sale or Distribution"><span>Unauthorized Sale or Distribution</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Vandalism"><span>Vandalism</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Violations of Law"><span>Violations of Law</span>
      <br>
      <input type="checkbox" name="Infraction" value="Weapons"><span>Weapons</span>
      <br>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <textarea rows="5" style="margin: 5% 0 1% 0;width:100%;" placeholder="Instructor Comments" name="Comments" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['Comments']); ?>"></textarea>
  </div>
  <input type="submit" value="Send" name="sub">
</form>

You are doing this whole thing very manually. With a couple arrays and a couple loops, you could be in a lot better shape. — Rasclatt
– Rasclatt, Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 21:22
it does not do what you want, but your not open to an alternative approach - i have no idea how to help you then — user557846
– user557846, Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 21:25
@Apparatus17: but if you have your items in an array, then it's TRIVIAL to check for single values in the array with in_array() or multiple values with array_intersect() — Marc B
– Marc B, Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 21:38

Rasclatt · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-24 22:56:41Z

Further to my comments. If you don't have a database to grab data from to populate your options, you can simulate one with manual array(s):

<?php
function fetch_options($key = false)
    {
        $array['AP'][]  =   'Auburn Program';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(ADM)Advanced Manufacturing';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(AHT)Allied Health Technology';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(APM)Architecture & Project Management';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(ACR)Automotive Collision Repair';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(AUT)Automotive Technology';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(BMT)Business Management Tech';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(CNT)Computer Networking';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(CON)Construction ';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(COS)Cosmetology';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(CUL)Culinary Arts';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(EEP)Electrical Engineering Prep';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(EMS)Emergency Medical Services';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(HVC)Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(MES)Maintenance and Environmental Services';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(ISS)Information Support & Services';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(IMT)Interactive Multimedia Technology';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(IPD)Internet Programming & Development';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(LND)Landscape Horticulture';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(PCT)Patient Care Technician';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(SMD)Sports Medicine';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(TPP)Teaching Professions Pathway';
        $array['AP'][]  =   '(WLD)Welding';

        $array['AS'][]  =   'Associate School';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'BERKSHIRE';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'CARDINAL';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'CHARDON';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'FAIRPORT';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'HARVEY';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'KENSTON';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'KIRTLAND';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'MADISON';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'NEWBURY';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'PERRY';
        $array['AS'][]  =   'RIVERSIDE';

        $array['IN'][]  =   'Disorderly Conduct';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Drug/Alcohol';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Disruption of Educational Process';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Fighting/Altercation';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Fire/Arson';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Forgery/Falsifying';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Gambling';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Harassment';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Hazing';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Panic Inducing Behavior';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Pornography';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Profanity/Obscene';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Refuseing to Accept discipline';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Public Display of Affection';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Smoking/Tobacco';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Theft';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Trespassing';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Unauthorized Sale or Distribution';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Vandalism';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Violations of Law';
        $array['IN'][]  =   'Weapons';

        return (isset($array[$key]))? $array[$key] : $array;
    }

// This will build your drop downs
function make_options($settings = false)
    {
        $kind       =   (!empty($settings['kind']))? $settings['kind'] : 'AP';
        $def        =   (!empty($settings['def']))? $settings['def'] : 0;

        $options    =   fetch_options($kind);
        $selVal     =   array_search($def,$options);

        ob_start();
        foreach($options as $key => $value) {
?>
        <option<?php if($key == $selVal) echo ' selected="selected"'; ?> value="<?php echo $value; ?>"><?php echo $value; ?></option>
<?php       }
        $data   =   ob_get_contents();
        ob_end_clean();
        return $data;
    }

// This will build your check boxes
function make_checkbox($settings = false)
    {
        $kind       =   (!empty($settings['kind']))? $settings['kind'] : 'IN';
        //$def      =   (!empty($settings['def']))? $settings['def'] : 0;
        $def        =   (!empty($settings['cols']))? $settings['cols'] : 2; 

        $options    =   fetch_options($kind);
        $selVal     =   array_search($def,$options);
        $cols       =   ceil(count($options)/$def);
        $perc       =   100/$def;
        ob_start();

        $i = 1;
        foreach($options as $key => $value) {
                if($i == 1) 
                    echo PHP_EOL.'<div style="width: '.$perc.'%; display: table-cell; vertical-align: top;">'.PHP_EOL;
?>
        <label style="display: inline-block; float: left; width: 100%;">
            <input type="checkbox"<?php if($key == $selVal) echo ' selected="selected"'; ?> name="infraction[]" value="<?php echo $value; ?>" /><span><?php echo $value; ?></span>
        </label>
<?php           if($i == $cols || $i == count($options)) {
                        echo PHP_EOL.'</div>'.PHP_EOL;
                        $i = 0;
                    }
                $i++;
            }
        $data   =   ob_get_contents();
        ob_end_clean();
        return $data;
    }

    // Establish defaults for your options
    $default['Class']               =   (!isset($_POST['Class']))? 0 : $_POST['Class'];
    $default['Associate_School']    =   (!isset($_POST['Associate_School']))? 0 : $_POST['Associate_School'];
?>
<legend>Office Form</legend>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="POST">
    <div style="text-align: right;" class='row'>
        <label>Date:</label>
        <span><?php echo date("m/d/Y"); ?></span>
        <label>Time:</label>
        <span><?php echo date("h:i:sa"); ?></span>
        <br>
    </div>
    <div class='row'>
        <label>Students Name<span class="err"><?php echo $Err1; ?></span></label>
        <input autofocus type="text" name="Student_Name" placeholder="Enter Student Name" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['Student_Name']); ?>" />
    </div>
    <div class='row'>
        <span class="err"><?php echo $Err3; ?></span>
        <select name="Class">
            <?php echo make_options(array("kind"=>"AP","def"=>$default['Class'])); ?>
        </select>
        <div class="row">
            <span class="err"><?php echo $Err4; ?></span>
            <div style="margin-left: 35%">
                <label>Junior</label>
                <input type="radio" name="Year" <?php if (isset($_POST[ 'Year']) && $_POST[ 'Year']=="Junior" ) echo "checked";?>value="Junior">
                <label>Senior</label>
                <input type="radio" name="Year" <?php if (isset($_POST[ 'Year']) && $_POST[ 'Year']=="Senior" ) echo "checked";?>value="Senior">
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="row">
            <span class="err"><?php echo $Err2; ?></span>
            <span>Location: <input type="text" name="Location" size="16" placeholder="Location of Incident" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['Location']);?>"/></span>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="row">
        <span class="err"><?php echo $Err5; ?></span>
        <select name="Associate_School">
            <?php echo make_options(array("kind"=>"AS","def"=>$default['Associate_School'])); ?>
        </select>
    </div>
    <div style="margin: 5% 0 5% 0" class="row">
        <span class="err"><?php echo $Err6; ?></span>
        <?php echo make_checkbox(array("kind"=>"IN","cols"=>3)); ?> 
    </div>
    <div class="row">
        <textarea rows="5" style="margin: 5% 0 1% 0;width:100%;" placeholder="Instructor Comments" name="Comments" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['Comments']); ?>"></textarea>
    </div>
    <input type="submit" value="Send" name="sub">
</form>

@Dagon also, I could not bare to look at that html copy/paste anymore...call it OCD....

Philipp · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-24 21:38:48Z

If you want an array as result for your POST request, you have to add [] to the html elements name like so:

<input type="checkbox" name="Infraction[]" value="Fighting/Altercation" />

This could be accessd like this

foreach ($_POST['Infraction'] as $item) {
    // ...
}

but I would also recommend to use loops and arrays to structure your layout code better. There are many parts which could replaced with simple loops.

$infractions = array("Disorderly Conduct", "...", ...);
foreach ($infractions as $item) {
    echo '<input type="checkbox" name="Infraction[]" value="' . $item . '"><span>' . $item . '</span>
  <br>';
}

That is easier to read and easier to change, if you want to add something or change the structure of your output

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